BRUNSWICK - Based on the theme, "Teamwork Lights the Way," the Southeast Georgia Health System honored longtime team members May 8 during the annual service awards banquet at the Jekyll Island Convention Center.

With very warm temperatures in the past couple of weeks, there is little doubt that this spring and summer are going to be scorchers. My husband and I already have had the "Do we break down and turn on the AC?" conversation already this year, which seems like much earlier than in past years. We have not given in - yet.

Hinesville health-and-wellness retailer Farmer's Natural Foods marked its 31st year in business with an anniversary celebration, during which customers were welcomed into the store for special savings, in-store demonstrations, food tastings and samples. The observance ran May 1-3.

Though National Nurses Week 2014 ended earlier this week, the jobs nurses do remain important to the health-care field all year long. They care for the sick, the recovering, the newly born and the dying. They support families in need, and they often go without recognition for the essential, behind-the-scenes roles they play.

Being a soldier in today's Army is not an easy task. Doing the job well requires hard work, dedication, time and a serious commitment. But that doesn't prevent Army Sgt. Summer Denton and many others like her from carving a little personal time out of their busy work schedules to volunteer and give back to the community.